The author of the best-selling Joshua series offers a practical
guide to the challenges and pitfalls of the Christian's spiritual
life. In his first nonfiction, Girzone shares experiences from his
own life and draws on the wisdom of the centuries, writing with his
usual humanity and insight. Each chapter outlines a further stage
on the spiritual journey. Girzone tells how he first felt a desire
for God in his childhood experience of aloneness: he believes that
this desire is the basis of religion and something everyone has but
that many, including some religious people, are not conscious of.
The great means to awareness is prayer. Our author suggests that
prayer has less to do with changing things than with "just putting
yourself in God's presence and sharing with Him what you are
feeling or what you are suffering, and saying, I just want to be
near you and open my heart to you." Girzone emphasizes the need to
be free from attachment to things and even our own religious
feelings (or lack of them) when we are praying. He warns that
freedom can be unwelcome: we find ourselves becoming accountable
for our choices, maybe changing our view of things or following
where God may want to lead us. Girzone observes that religious
people often try to manipulate others rather than respect their
freedom, but he writes with great compassion and is able to teach
without talking down to his reader. At times he betrays a certain
animus against the authorities of the Church, and he fudges the
issue of the role of the sacraments in Christian life ("Jesus did
have little rituals..."). The non-christian seeker will find much
of value here. A refreshing alternative to the feel-good bromides
on the personal religion market. (Kirkus Reviews)
The #1 Publishers Weekly religious best-seller now becomes a best-selling paperback! Joseph Girzone, author of Joshua, takes us on a personal spiritual quest in his first book of nonfiction. Joseph Girzone is that singular publishing phenomenon, an author who answers the unasked questions that lie hidden in so many hearts. The wisdom of his spirituality, at once both simple and profound, transcends the many factions of religion and speaks to millions, regardless of background, in a language all can understand. Never Alone is his most intimate book to date, and has already brought him many new readers because of its accepting message. In it, he unveils his personal way to God -- a way of such wisdom, sympathy, and generosity that anyone can follow it and find satisfaction, happiness, and serenity. As Father Girzone guides the reader, he brings us before a god who is neither silent nor condemning, but a patient God who heals gently and thoroughly, a realistic God who knows quite well how we function. We may be shocked or ashamed bv what we see in ourselves, but God understands. In Never Alone, Joseph Girzone unfolds the spirituality of love and forgiveness, and directs his readers toward peace.
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